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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daysel Wickline (ranked 2421 p4p, 1636 weight class) and Robin Van Zegelaar (ranked 290 p4p, 212 weight class). Wickline comes to the ring accompanied by Dovahkiin. Robin Van Zegelaar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling Solid boxing Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daysel Wickline! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Van Zegelaar! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Zegelaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Wickline. Those never looked like landing. Wickline scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. No joy there for Van Zegelaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wickline closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Zegelaar to the mat! Van Zegelaar manages to get full guard. Wickline is stalling in the full guard. Wickline trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Zegelaar's guard. Wickline sitting in guard here, content to control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wickline seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Zegelaar for as long as he can get away with. Van Zegelaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Wickline sitting in guard here, content to control.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Van Zegelaar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wickline.
 It looks like Daysel Wickline has been cut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. A slapping leg kick lands for Van Zegelaar.
Robin Van Zegelaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickline drives through and clinches with Van Zegelaar against the ropes.
Wickline tries a body shot but Van Zegelaar blocks it.
A knee to the head by Van Zegelaar.
A head punch on the inside from Wickline fails to land.
Wickline successfully pulls guard.
Wickline trying to control the position here. Van Zegelaar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Van Zegelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Wickline.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Zegelaar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wickline is keeping the position for now. Wickline is controlling Van Zegelaar's posture. Wickline is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Wickline is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Zegelaar is controlling him.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Van Zegelaar stuffs the takedown attempt from Wickline. Wickline gets slowly back to his feet. Van Zegelaar with a hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Wickline stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wickline eats them both and turns towards Van Zegelaar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Wickline throws a hook but Van Zegelaar blocks it. Van Zegelaar scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice takedown defense from Van Zegelaar. No joy for Wickline on that attempt. Van Zegelaar is looking to clinch but Wickline is avoiding it.
Robin Van Zegelaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No joy there for Van Zegelaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wickline tries to clinch but Van Zegelaar is having none of it. Wickline stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Van Zegelaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wickline throws out the jab. Van Zegelaar throws a nice inside leg kick. Van Zegelaar throws a leg kick which misses Wickline's front leg but catches the back leg as Wickline tries to avoid it. Wickline gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Zegelaar with the inside leg kick. Wickline tries to clinch up but Van Zegelaar circles away and keeps his distance. Wickline has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Zegelaar.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar cracks Wickline with a right hand to the side of the head. Van Zegelaar cracks Wickline with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Van Zegelaar throws a one two combo.
 Wickline is rocked! Wickline shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Zegelaar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wickline's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Oh Wickline is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daysel Wickline. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wickline drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Van Zegelaar tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Wickline counters with a lovely straight right hand! Van Zegelaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wickline. Wickline seems to have got his legs back now. Wickline stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Zegelaar. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wickline misses with a straight left.
Wickline drives through and clinches with Van Zegelaar against the ropes.
Daysel Wickline has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Wickline tries to throw a body punch but Van Zegelaar avoids it by throwing Wickline back against the ropes. Van Zegelaar misses with the head strike.
Wickline is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Van Zegelaar misses with a knee strike.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Van Zegelaar misses with a knee to the head. Wickline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Zegelaar landing knees to the head.
Van Zegelaar blocks an uppercut.
Van Zegelaar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Zegelaar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wickline.
Van Zegelaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wickline is defending well for now. Van Zegelaar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Van Zegelaar misses with some punches.
Wickline tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Zegelaar's elbow. Van Zegelaar tries a knee to the head but Wickline blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Van Zegelaar.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Wickline tries to work over Van Zegelaar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wickline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wickline turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wickline manages to end up in side control. Wickline tries to move to mount but Van Zegelaar blocks the move with his legs. Van Zegelaar is trying to control Wickline's posture but Wickline avoids it. A lull in the action here as Wickline stalls from top position.
Wickline decides to take the fight back to the feet.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Van Zegelaar. That's going to slow Wickline down. Wickline moves in looking to clinch but Van Zegelaar pushes him off. A big right from Wickline misses. Van Zegelaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wickline. That did some damage! Van Zegelaar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Wickline was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Van Zegelaar. Van Zegelaar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wickline manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wickline's corner calls for a 1-2. Wickline obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Van Zegelaar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wickline slips a jab and a cross from Van Zegelaar.
Van Zegelaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Wickline has a couple of punches blocked by Van Zegelaar.
Wickline is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Wickline tries a body shot but Van Zegelaar blocks it.
Wickline stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Van Zegelaar takes a shot to the head. Good body shot from Wickline.
Van Zegelaar looks winded!
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Wickline lands a hook to the side of the head. Wickline misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Zegelaar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Zegelaar looking to throw knees to the head but Wickline is blocking nicely.
Wickline looking to slow down the pace here. Van Zegelaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wickline's face.
Wickline lands with a light punch inside. Van Zegelaar misses with a knee to the head. Van Zegelaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A head punch on the inside from Wickline fails to land. Van Zegelaar connects with a knee to the head.
Van Zegelaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Zegelaar lands a knee to the head.
Wickline lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A shot in the inside from Wickline. Van Zegelaar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wickline lands an uppercut. Wickline doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Zegelaar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wickline has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Robin Van Zegelaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Van Zegelaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar! Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar! Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Robin Van Zegelaar!
Robin Van Zegelaar wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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